Migrants will be sharing rooms inside the facility, which will reportedly be for men only, not families or children.
RelatedFOX 5 New York spoke with one migrant couple to hear how they risked their lives to reach New York City in search of safety and opportunities.
This isn't the first time the building has been used when the city needed to house people. The Young Women's Hebrew Association stayed there, as well as troops during World War II. FOX 5 New York spoke to one of the migrants currently housed at the facility, who said that most of the men inside come from Colombia and Venezuela. He added that while they need clothes, they really want to work. DAILY NEWSLETTERthat I have read and agree
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